The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-31
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. William Smith, Premier of British
Columbia, died yesterday.
Utsic Shortly was caught burglarizing
Addison X. Chase's store in Belvidere, N. H.,
Tuesday night. When discovered he was
about to rob the money drawer. He obtained
entrance by false keys. He Is 16 years old.
The Connecticut Senate yesterday, by
vote Of 20 to 8, passed the ten-hOur law FOR
women and children, already passed by the
House. 1t Is the same as the Massachusetts,
law. An amendment exempting mercantile
establishments was rejected
Amanda Eubanks Of Rome, Ca, Is the
richest colored woman in the United States.
She pays taxes ON 100000 worth of prop
erty, which she inherited from her father,
q white man. Mrs. James Thomas OF ST.
Louis Is another wealthy negress, being
assessed ON property to the amount Of $780,
English sparrows are being killed off in
In the markets there seventeen days ago, one
dealer has sold 1.700 at 81 cents a dozen. A
boy shot eighty In one afternoon. They 90
TO make sparrow pie.
During the flood at Bismarck, Oak, the
other day, a big cake of ice went down the
roaring Missouri, and on the ice was big
black bear.
When the Cook county (Chicago) coroner
went to the hospital Tuesday to hold an in
quest over Michael Hofnosky he found his
subject walking the floor and clamoring for
food Hofnosky is the man who put bullet
through the head of a woman. and another
into his own. He was supposed to have died
three days ago. During his comatose eondi-
tion he knew all that was going on about
him. His victim is also recovering.
A new industry in the South has developed
another use for pine needles besides that of
spreading an aromatic 0dor through the em-
broidered covering of q fine pillow. One
DrO0uet Of the nina naadlaC IL a rlran
stroDg oil that possesses many medicinal
virtues. Another Is pine wool, which Is
bleached, dyed and woven. The wool is a
neecy brown mass, possessing pleasant
odor, which gives 1t value as moth de
stroyer when used as a carpet lining. A
strong, cheap mating is made from the
wool, useful for halls, stairways and offices.
The Peoples Journal mentions the name
Of seven colored men of Jacksonville, Fla,
who are worth over 100000 each, thirteen
others who are worth $4,000 each and twice
that number who are rated at over $4,000
each. 1t says all these men were penniless
twenty years ago.
A Macon (Ga.) special says: "The biggest
poker game ever played in this section came
off at Eastman last night. 1t was engaged
in by two N0rtherners and two Ge0rgians.
The jack pot was $4,000"
Mrs. Lemuel Clute OF Ionla, Mich. was
attacked last week by a large rooster which
flew at her. knocked her down and followed
up his unexpected attack with bill and
claws. Her screams alarmed the hired help.
who came to the rescue with pail Of water
and a stove hook.
Considerable alarm has been caused among
horsemen In the vicinity Of Troy, N. Y. by
the appearance Of disease called "swollen
leg" It manifests itself In swollen legs aud
a breaking out OF the skin and surrounding
tissues, and there have been some deaths
from the complaint. This disease is said 10
be not disease Of itself, but the result Of an
irritation Of the skin caused by the water
and slush on the street, and the sudden ac-
ton OF the weather, freezing and thawing